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Maya
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Charles C. Mann
1491, New Revelations of the Americas Before
Columbus
WLD61 | 2006 | 560 pages | PAPER
Mann portrays the successes and failures of the
complex societies of the Mississippi River, central
Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon in this thoughtprovoking speculative history of the Americas before
the arrival of Europeans.
$17.00
Tatiana Proskouriakoff
An Album of Maya Architecture
MYA06 | 2003 | 164 pages | PAPER
Scholar, artist and architect Proskouriakoff presents
breathtaking artistic reconstructions of what Maya
cities may have looked like in their heyday in this
classic work, first published in 1946.
$34.95
Loa Traxler, Robert Sharer
The Ancient Maya
MYA07 | 2006 | 892 pages | PAPER
The revised sixth edition of this scholarly reference on
everything Maya, including individual site descriptions,
maps, and much else of interest to the serious student
of Maya history and culture. Originally published by
Sylvanus Moreey in 1946, this beautifully illustrated,
readable edition reflects recent archaeological and
hieroglyphic evidence.
$38.95
Nathaniel Harris
Ancient Maya, Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of
the Maya's Past
MYA64 | 2008 | 64 pages | HARD COVER
This captivating, illustrated overview of the Maya and
their discovery for ages 10 and up features hundreds
of color photographs, maps, glossary and interviews.
It's an excellent overview of archaeology for the whole
family.
$17.95
Victoria Schlesinger
Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya, A Guide
MYA29 | 2002 | 400 pages | PAPER
A comprehensive guide to the natural and cultural
history of 100 plants and animals of the Maya world,
primarily those from the lowland tropical forest of
Central America but also including savanna,
mangrove and coral reef habitats.
$36.95
Joyce Kelly
An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern
Mexico
MEX137 | 2001 | 386 pages | PAPER
This practical, informative guide to visiting
archaeological sites includes Palenque, Teotihuacan
and Yaxchilan.
$24.95
Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller
The Blood of Kings, Dynasty and Ritual in Maya
Art
MYA08 | 1990 | 542 pages | PAPER
A definitive re-evaluation of the Maya, based on
deciphered hieroglyphics and beautifully illustrated
with 122 color plates, 300 drawings and 50 black-andwhite illustrations.
$39.95
Michael Coe
Breaking the Maya Code
MYA30 | 2012 | 304 pages | PAPER
Mayan hieroglyphs were a linguistic puzzle until the
1952 breakthrough translation of a Mayan bark-paper
text, as Coe explains in this classic tale, revised and
updated for this third edition.
$19.95
Allen M. Young
The Chocolate Tree, A Natural History of Cacao
CAM156 | 2007 | 218 pages | PAPER
A rich concoction of cultural and natural history,
archaeological evidence, botanical research,
environmental activism and lush descriptions of the
author's own adventures, The Chocolate Tree offers
an appreciation of the plant and the environment that
provide us with this Maya food of the gods.
$24.95
Simon Martin, Nikolai Grube
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens,
Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya
MYA31 | 2008 | 240 pages | PAPER
An unusual and rewarding book, illustrated in color
and black-and-white, this is the story of ancient Maya
kings and queens as gleaned from recently
deciphered hieroglyphs.
$26.95
Jeremy Sabloff
The Cities of Ancient Mexico
MEX41 | 1997 | 224 pages | PAPER
With 152 black-and-white photographs, illustrations
and site diagrams, this portrait of ancient civilizations
in Mexico features chapters on the Oaxaca Valley,
Teotihuacan and Palenque. Written by a renowned
Mayanist, it also includes insightful chapters on how
archaeologists have reconstructed the past in Mexico.
$18.95
Stephen Houston, Takeshi Inomata
The Classic Maya
MYA86 | 2009 | 402 pages | PAPER
An excellent overview of what we know about the
Classic Maya, the builders of Tikal, Copan, Palenque
and other major sites in the Yucatan Peninsula and
surrounding areas, this book focuses on the Maya
people, not just the kings, queens, nobles, gods and
ancestors but also farmers and common folk.
$36.99
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Linda Schele, Peter Mathews
The Code of Kings, The Language of Seven
Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs
MYA13 | 1999 | 432 pages | PAPER
A vivid guided tour of seven Maya sites, including
Palenque, Tikal and Chichen Itza. This outstanding
book features photos and line drawings throughout,
and introductory chapters with a succinct introduction
to Maya history and culture.
$25.99
Barbara W. Fash
The Copan Sculpture Museum, Ancient Maya
Artistry in Stucco and Stone
MYA81 | 2011 | 207 pages | PAPER
Director of the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic
Inscriptions Program & Mesoamerican Laboratory at
the Peabody Museum, Fash brings insight and an onthe-ground perceptive to this illustrated overview of
Copan, both a museum catalog and an introduction to
the Maya.
$35.00
William L Fash (Editor), E. Wyllys Andrews (Editor)
Copan, The History of an Ancient Maya Kingdom
CAM105 | 2004 | 512 pages | PAPER
The proceedings of a seminar, co-chaired by E. Wyllys
Andrews and William L. Fash.
$34.95
Dorothy Rhoads, Jean Charlot (Illustrator)
The Corn Grows Ripe
MYA35 | 1993 | 88 pages | PAPER
A coming-of-age tale set in modern-day Yucatan that
draws on Mayan lore and tradition. Tigre, a 12-yearold boy, must sow and harvest the crops to support his
family and appease the gods after his father is injured.
$5.99
Robert J. Sharer
Daily Life in Maya Civilization
MYA60 | 2009 | 256 pages | HARD COVER
In this second edition of this important textbook,
revised to incorporate the latest archaeological
discoveries, Sharer describes Mayan political life,
economy, social structure, religion, writing, warfare
and scientific methods.
$55.00
National Geographic Society
Dawn of the Maya
MYA94 | 2004 | pages | DVD
National Geographic investigates the Preclassic Maya,
discrediting the belief that they were a primitive culture
and revealing instead a flourishing society that created
elaborate art and massive pyramids. Runtime: 60
minutes.
$24.95
Anthony Aveni
Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks and Cultures
GEN315 | 2002 | 368 pages | PAPER
A sweeping history of timekeeping across the world's
ancient cultures.
$24.95
David L. Webster
The Fall of the Ancient Maya, Solving the Mystery
of the Maya Collapse
MYA57 | 2002 | 368 pages | HARD COVER
Drawing on recent research, a professor of
anthropology explores Late Classic society and the
collapse of the Maya in the wake of war, conflict and
population growth.
$34.95
Copeland Marks
False Tongues and Sunday Bread: A Guatemalan
and Mayan Cookbook
MYA97 | 2014 | 408 pages | PAPER
Food historian Marks traveled throughout Guatemala
and nearby countries to showcase traditional Mayan
flavor profiles through 300 savory recipes that pay
homage to the ancient culture.
$22.95
Linda Schele, David Freidel (Contributor)
A Forest of Kings, The Untold Story of the Ancient
Maya
MYA22 | 1992 | 542 pages | PAPER
The history of the Maya, as it was recorded in the
previously undecipherable hieroglyphs of the Maya.
This excellent account traces the kingships and
politics of the Maya, and features narratives recreating
scenes of burials, blood sacrifices, battles and other
events.
$26.99
John Lloyd Stephens, Karl Ackerman (Editor)
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
MEX02 | 1996 | 286 pages | PAPER
In this beloved classic, first published in 1841,
Stephens chronicles his adventures and explorations
in the Yucatan, including his rediscovery of important
Maya sites, among them Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah
and Tulum. This traveler's edition features modern and
archival photographs in addition to Frederick
Catherwood's original lithographs.
$18.95
William Carlsen
Jungle of Stone
MYA99 | 2017 | 544 pages | PAPER
Alongside his own 2,500-mile journey through Central
America, William Carlsen retraces the CatherwoodStephens Expedition, one of the first excursions to the
Mayan temples of present-day Honduras, Guatemala
and Mexico.
$17.99
Fabio Bourbon
The Lost Cities of the Mayas
MYA55 | 2014 | 208 pages | PAPER
The discoveries of British artist Frederick Catherwood
and his American companion John Lloyd Stephens,
the first Westerners to see the Maya cities of the
Yucatan, are chronicled in this illustrated, oversized
volume, featuring 200 color engravings of the
monuments of Central America, Chiapas and the
Yucatan.
$45.00
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Bayley Silleck
Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance (IMAX)
MYA91 | 2002 | pages | DVD
A journey into the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, the
ruins of which are located in present-day Guatemala.
Narrated by Harrison Ford, the film wonders what its
fate means about the decline of global civilization as it
"hurtles towards 2012."
$14.95
Stephen Houston, Michael Coe
The Maya
MYA10 | 2015 | 320 pages | PAPER
Coe's clear, concise, illustrated survey of the Maya
highlights their chronology, accomplishments and
legacy. Ninth edition.
$26.95
Geoffrey E. Braswell (Editor)
The Maya and Teotihuacan, Reinterpreting Early
Classic Interaction
MYA40 | 2004 | 441 pages | PAPER
These essays, including a chapter by Karl Taube,
shed light on the relationship between two
Mesoamerican civilizations.
$39.95
Mary Ellen Miller
Maya Art and Architecture
MYA20 | 2014 | 256 pages | PAPER
An illustrated overview of the art and architecture of
the Maya, making use of the latest discoveries at
Tikal, Copan and Palenque to demonstrate the range
of Mayan artistic influence. Revised and updated, this
new edition includes color illustrations throughout.
$20.95
Joy Parker, Linda Schele, David Freidel
Maya Cosmos, Three Thousand Years on the
Shaman's Path
MYA32 | 2001 | 543 pages | PAPER
This book finds coherence in 3000 years of Central
American religious history.
$23.99
Mary Jo McConahay
Maya Roads
MYA71 | 2011 | 260 pages | PAPER
A journalist, McConahay focuses on the fate of the
Lacandon Maya in Guatemala and Chiapas in this
chronicle of people, politics and culture of the region,
including her time in Bonampak, Uaxactun, Palenque,
Tikal and other sites.
$16.95
et al., David Stuart
The Maya, Voices in Stone
MYA96 | 2016 | 516 pages | HARD COVER
Produced by a multi-national panel of scholars, this
groundbreaking sourcebook is a comprehensive
appraisal of Mayan culture (classical period through
colonialism). The fresh, scholarly work is filled with
over 300 maps, images and infographics.
$90.00
Clive Cussler
The Mayan Secrets
MYA88 | 2013 | 375 pages | HARD COVER
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in
Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery
-- the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed
pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than
anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing
information about the Mayans, about their cities, and
about mankind itself. An adventure set in Mexico from
the master of the genre.
$28.95
Karl Taube, Stephen Houston, David Stuart
The Memory of Bones: Body, Being, and
Experience Among the Classic Maya
MYA74 | 2011 | 334 pages | PAPER
Leading experts on the Classic Maya marshal
evidence from Maya iconography, hieroglyphic writing
and archaeology in this wide-ranging analysis of the
Maya relationship to their bodies.
$52.95
MacDuff Everton
The Modern Maya, Incidents of Travel and
Friendship in Yucatan
MYA92 | 2012 | 352 pages | HARD COVER
In his superb photo essay on the lives of the modern
Maya, Everton, who spent more than four decades
living among the Maya, updates our perception of the
people by revealing how the Maya live, work and
preserve their rich culture today.
$50.00
Joshua Berman
Moon 2012 Maya
MYA72 | 2011 | 115 pages | PAPER
A slim guide to celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala,
Belize & Honduras in 2012.
$7.99
George Stuart, David Stuart
Palenque, Eternal City of the Maya
MEX239 | 2008 | 272 pages | HARD COVER
An in-depth account of the discovery, meaning and
wonders of this most beautiful of Maya cities by the
father-and-son team of archaeologists long associated
with Palenque.
$34.95
Victor Montejo, Luis Garay (Illustrator)
Popol Vuh
MYA28 | 2009 | 85 pages | PAPER
Children will thrill to the tale of the fateful ball game
between the underworld gods and the Hero Twins
(and parents will appreciate the commentary on the
conquering Spaniards) in this marvelous retelling of
the sacred Maya text.
$14.95
Dennis Tedlock (Editor)
Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
MYA14 | 1996 | 327 pages | PAPER
The definitive, unabridged collection of creation myths
and stories of the Quiche people, fundamental to
understanding the worldview of the highland Maya.
$16.99
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National Geographic Society
Quest for the Lost Maya
MYA95 | 2012 | pages | DVD
After discovering a forgotten Mayan society in the
Yucatan, American archaeologists George Bey and
Bill Ringle dig deeper to find an ancient royal palace
complex buried beneath an old pyramid. Runtime: 60
minutes.
$19.99
Marc Zender
Reading Maya Art
MYA69 | 2011 | 248 pages | HARD COVER
Presented here for the first time is a compendium of
100 hieroglyphs, the building blocks of ancient Maya
painting and sculpture.
$34.95
Mark Van Stone, Michael Coe
Reading the Maya Glyphs
MYA26 | 2005 | 160 pages | PAPER
This compact, illustrated guide to commonly
encountered Maya hieroglyphs provides an excellent
introduction to Maya writing for the traveler. We also
carry Coe’s classic text The Maya. ($24.95, Item
MYA10)
$19.95
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